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Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.
As the government tells the unemployed to ‘get a job in cyber,’ a new report shows that its efforts to roll out superfast broadband are failing spectacularly – and why a public alternative is still necessary.
On this week’s A World to Win, Grace is joined by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald to discuss her party’s recent rise, Ireland’s response to Covid-19 and the prospect of a unity referendum.
By granting effective immunity to undercover agents who commit grievous crimes, today’s Spy Cops Bill places Britain alongside a global attack on human rights – and must be opposed.
Dan Carden resigns from Labour frontbench over CHIS Bill citing concerns “across the labour movement, human rights organisations, and so many who have suffered the abuse of state power, from blacklisted workers to the Hillsborough families and survivors.”
From spy cops at home to war crimes abroad, the Labour leadership has refused to stand up to Tory attacks on human rights – it’s time for the Left to build a broad campaign to defend them.
The Overseas Operations Bill, which comes before Parliament again today, would make military personnel serving abroad immune from prosecution for egregious crimes – including murder and torture. It is a grave threat to human rights.
In south Leeds, private developers plan to demolish the homes of a close-knit former mining community to build executive housing – but they have met fierce resistance from local residents.
Precarity and low pay in modern universities mean that young academics often have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. If neoliberal reforms continue, the future is clear: academia will once again become the preserve of a social elite.
A little over 500 years ago, philosopher Thomas More coined the term ‘utopia’ in his seminal work. Its radical politics were a reaction against the deep injustices of English society – and an argument for socialism.
Philosopher and activist Cornel West discusses the US presidential election, the role of spirituality in politics – and why a radical democratic vision is necessary to overcome capitalism and build a better society.
Young people are tired of their lives being limited by low wages, student debt, high rents and systemic inequality. They need radical change and a Young Labour prepared to fight for it.
Last week’s 24 hour drought in East London wasn’t an isolated incident – across England and Wales, water privatisation has led to insufficient maintenance, poor service and high bills. It’s time the take our water back from the profiteers.
To mark Black History Month, Ron Ramdin explores the labour struggles that forged Britain’s Black working class – battles fought against the state, business and within the trade union movement itself.
Right-wingers claim that Karl Marx was a totalitarian thinker who had little respect for democracy – but he was a vocal supporter of the movements for democracy in his own time, when the costs were often significant.
Jeremy Corbyn speaks to Tribune about his tenure as leader of the Labour Party and how he ‘loved every minute of it,’ despite the challenges.
Two decades since the Second Intifada, the West maintains that Israel has no ‘partner for peace’ – but for twenty years it has done everything in its power to prevent self-determination for Palestinians.
From BooHoo to warehouses and meatpacking factories, the dire working conditions of modern Britain have helped to drive Covid-19 – but you won’t hear much about it from the government or media.
Over 90% of Britain’s social care is privatised – with huge returns for corporate profiteers. It’s time to treat care of the elderly, sick and disabled as the public service it is, and build a real National Care Service.
A new report shows that the world’s top 1% is responsible for double the emissions of the entire bottom half of the planet. The conclusion is clear – to fight climate change, we have to fight the ruling class.
Trade unions were essential to building the welfare state and Labour’s greatest achievements in government. Any party committed to real social change would want to maintain that relationship.